Reviews

I liked the other Tarantino films, but was greatly disappointed by this lastest work of his. This film is full of movie cliches, cheesy dialogues, and, at times, bad music -- esp. towards the end. The fighting scenes are bad imitations of HK martial art movies. Watching it feels like eating Americanized Chinese food, and the result is similar -- this film might appeal to a majority of the American audience, but not anyone with taste. Just compare it to any Jackie Chan classics. The only bright spot is the animation. Nice try, Tarantino, and to his credit his unique style still shows. But not a good film.

It was a very 80s movie -- the music, the dance, the way people look in the movie. I have only watched it once, and that was more than 10 years ago when I was a kid going to a primary school in Beijing. I am Chinese and I grew up in Beijing, so I don't know how much my opinions reflect the typical audience. This movie made a very deep impression on me. It was in the late 80s when I watched it, and it, along with other movies, introduced me to American culture. And I was just fascinated. I remember for a while everybody in China was doing breakdancing, partly because of _Flashdance_. I realize it is not a very good movie, but for me this movie brings back memory of the 80s, when my friends and I first learned about American culture, and how we tried to learn everything about America as we grew up.